There are county, state and federal marine protected areas off the coast of Washington. The state marine reserves are managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; ^[1] aquatic reserves are managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, ^[2] and marine state parks are managed by Washington State Parks. ^[3]

Contents

• Federally protected marine areas
• State protected marine areas
• Marine conservation areas
• Marine preserves
• Aquatic reserves
• Marine state parks
• Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Exclusion Zones
• Pacific Octopus Protection Areas in Puget Sound
• County and municipal marine protected areas
• See also
• References

Federally protected marine areas

• Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
• Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex
  • Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
  • Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
  • Copalis National Wildlife Refuge
  • Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
  • Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge
  • San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
• Deception Pass Underwater Park

State protected marine areas

County and municipal marine protected areas

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2023)

See also

• List of Washington state parks
• List of lighthouses in Washington (state)
• List of marine protected areas of California
• List of marine protected areas of Oregon
• List of marine protected areas of Hawaii
• List of marine protected areas of Alaska
• List of U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries

References